"its status. Logo of the brand must be relevant and distinctive. It must be permanent as it helps to establish a good brand image. For example, Kellogg’s’ logo has never changed since 1906, and this has created trust and loyalty for the brand. Status of a brand should be determined before attempting to develop it into an icon brand. There are two types of brands, as they possess either rational or emotional associations. Emotional brands include icon brands and cult brands. Big and emotional brands such as Nike are icon brands whereas cult brands are the smaller emotional brands. For"
"report said that the probable cause was mechanical. In 1997 CAIR objected to the production of sneakers made by Nike with a design on the heel similar to the Arabic word for ""Allah"". As part of an agreement reached between CAIR officials and Nike representatives, Nike apologized to the Muslim community, recalled the products carrying the design, launched an investigation as to how the logo came about, and built a number of children's playgrounds near some Islamic centers in America. In 1997, as depictions of Mohammed are seen as blasphemous by most Muslims, CAIR wrote to United States Supreme Court"
"the Hindu community for marketing a line of feminine underwear (designed for Harrods) which featured the images of Hindu goddesses. The line was eventually withdrawn and formal apologies were made. The Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi Shahmaghsoudi school of Islamic Sufism accused Cavalli of copying their ""sacred emblem"" for branding the Just Cavalli line. The Sufi school brought forth a proceeding in Europe to the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM). ""On 16 May 2014, the OHIM pronounced itself in the first degree rejecting the request made by the School to invalidate the Just Cavalli logo. The Court states that"
"group is demanding that the companies stop producing the products, recall any items in distribution and pay damages totalling three times whatever profit they made on the products. SAKS refused to comment, Zappos had no immediate comment and the company's parent company, PPR, could not be reached for comment. The company settled the case with the Hell's Angels after agreeing to remove all of the merchandise featuring the logo from sale on their website, stores and concessions and recalling any of the goodies which have already been sold and destroying them. Similarly, costume designer Jany Temime was exposed for copying"
"silhouette of the ice cream that when rotated on its side bore a resemblance to the Islamic inscription for God, Allah (الله). When a British Muslim named Rashad Akhtar, a resident of the community of High Wycombe, was presented with the ice cream cone in a Park Royal Burger King restaurant, he noticed the resemblance and became angered at what he felt was an offense to the Islamic faith. After being informed of the likeness, the local Islamic group Muslim Council of Britain pointed out the issue of the possible interpretation to Burger King and its relevance to Shariah, the"
"of the video, the founders were saying ""对不起"" (sorry) in Chinese. Meanwhile, the three videos were finally removed from the official Instagram account. In their Spring/Summer 2013 collection they included earrings and fabric prints that to American audiences closely resembled imagery associated with the Mammy archetype with many media outlets commenting the likeness. The designs, however, were made in reference to Sicilian Moor's heads, popular good luck charms in Sicilian folklore. In the spring of 2016, the brand came under fire for a listing on their web store of a pair of sandals featuring colorful decorations and pom poms with"
"words ""Allah"", ""Kaabah"", ""Baitullah"" and ""Solat"" were prohibited unless on the front cover of the document and publication are written with the words ""FOR CHRISTIANITY"" in font type Arial of size 16 in bold. On 26 February 2009, ""The Herald"" got permission to use the word ""Allah"" on its masthead, provided it clearly states that the magazine is 'For Christians only'. This was stated in the recently gazetted order under Internal Security Act signed by the Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar on 16 February. However, on 28 February 2009, the Home Ministry rescinded the government gazette that allowed conditional use"
"handbag and scarf was also named in lawsuit. The lawyer representing Hells Angels claimed ""This isn't just about money, it's about membership. If you've got one of these rings on, a member might get really upset that you're an impostor."" Saks refused to comment, Zappos had no immediate comment and the company's parent company, PPR, could not be reached for comment. The company settled the case with the Hells Angels after agreeing to remove all of the merchandise featuring the logo from sale on their website, stores and concessions and recalling any of the goods that have already been sold"
"Muslim version of canon law which governs the lives of members of the Islamic faith and carries the same weight as civil law in their belief structure. The company responded by voluntarily recalling the product and reissuing it with a new label. The Muslim Council praised the company for its ""sensitive and prompt action"" in resolving the matter; however, Akhtar was not satisfied with the company's withdrawal of the product. In response to the perceived blasphemy, Akhtar declared it was his personal jihad to find those responsible for the packaging and destroy their professional status, personal life and the UK"
"connected arches in the design of some of their respective products. The Polo brand sold in South Africa is not affiliated with the Ralph Lauren brand. An independent South African company trademarked the Polo name and logo in South Africa. In 2009, Ralph Lauren apologized for digitally retouching a photograph of model Filippa Hamilton to make her look thinner. Hamilton also claims that she was fired by Ralph Lauren a few days later. Another model's photo was also digitally retouched adding to the row of models. Ralph Lauren Corporation Ralph Lauren Corporation () is an American corporation producing mid-range to"
"word qibla is also a reference to the word Qibla used by Muslims to indicate the direction of the Masjid al Haram in the holy city of Makkah, towards which all Muslims turn when praying. Additionally it has been suggested Qibla is a play in the surname of one of the founders as it is an anagram of Iqbal. In addition to its two cola varieties, the company produced and sold the following products: Qibla's chief competitors included Iran's Zamzam Cola, in addition to the US-originating products of the Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola families. Operations in Turkey, Malaysia, Pakistan and"
"3 February 2006, the company said that sales in the Middle East dried up completely, costing the company US$2 million a day. Soon after the boycott hit Arla's sales, the Danish government met with Muslim ambassadors and the newspaper issued an apology. Despite this, the boycott continued unabated for two months. In March 2006, Arla took out full page advertising in Saudi Arabia, apologising for the cartoons and indicating Arla's respect for Islam in the country. This caused controversy in Denmark, where women's organisations and some politicians criticised Arla, and called on Danish women to boycott Arla's products in Denmark."
"2003 season. Marketing manager Deborah Cheng apologized and issued a statement saying ""that the designer did not realize that the Nazi symbols would be considered offensive."" Izzue Izzue is a fashion brand, pronounced as ""Issue"". It is a part of the Hong Kong fashion conglomerate I.T. Stores are scattered across Asia including Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China, Thailand, Malaysia, Macau SAR, Republic of China, Saudi Arabia,and Germany. Its clothes features casual urban and desaturated style. Promotional material uses the brand's website as the company logo. The clothing is ""Asian-fit"", slimmer than American and European brands. Izzue was embroiled"
"the campaigns also fuelled controversy. Erdoğan's campaign logo, which had already generated controversy due to its resemblance of Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign logo, had been claimed to have Arabic calligraphy of the Prophet Muhammad's name by the finance minister Mehmet Şimşek. On 5 August, the Supreme Electoral Council banned an Erdoğan campaign advertisement on the grounds that it ""abused religious feelings by depicting the Azan, a prayer mat and a woman performing Namaz."" On 7 August, it was reported that security forces prevented citizens attending Erdoğan's Gaziantep rally from leaving early. One person was detained at the scene. On"
"double entendre, would gain attention. In Indonesia, the Electrolux previous slogans as ""Kalau saja semua seawet Electrolux"" (English: If Only All Durable as Electrolux). In September 2003, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission resolved a complaint that Muslim workers at the St. Cloud factory, Minnesota were not allowed a sufficient number of breaks to observe their daily prayers. In August 2010, and again in 2011, complaints against the company were filed by Muslim workers in Electrolux's plant in St. Cloud with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The complaint of 2010, that workers were not able to observe Ramadan, was resolved."
"with them to represent the brand worldwide and that their advertisements would soon be featured in some 1,000 stores across Asia. On August 22, 2007, a court ruled Missha was guilty of trademark infringement against Mary Quant Cosmetics. Missha's original flower logo was determined to be too similar to the Mary Quant Daisy logo. Missha was fined and the ruling stated that ""Although Missha’s trademark combines a diagram and letters and has different colors compared to the trademark of the Mary Quant Cosmetics, there are reasonable concerns that the identical shapes of the diagrams could hurt the brand recognition of"
"as a whole for having a culture allowing the insult to occur. This event, Akhtar's reaction and other similar issues with companies such as Nike and Unilever have been used by conservative political critics, such as James Joyner, claiming that western nations and organizations are kowtowing in too easily to Muslims' claims or threats and by commentators, including author Daniel C. Dennett, highlighting how factions of the Islamic faith gravitate towards iconoclasm. When Burger King moved to expand its operations into Australia in the early 1970s, its business name was already trademarked by a takeaway food shop in Adelaide. As"
"contained references to ""Radical Islamic Muslim Extremists"" ten times, and said ""some Muslim people believe the attacks were a conspiracy caused by Jews"". The coloring book also asserted that the September 11th terrorist attacks ""will change the way America deals with and views the Islamic and Muslim people around the world"". Despite the controversy, the company claimed it was having trouble meeting demand for their product. In response to the controversy, the company stated that it has donated a portion of the profits from the coloring book to the non-profit organization Bridges for Peace. This product was published on March"
"is both faithful and modern, and who believe that both of these aspects are their right. It’s the first recognition of a Muslim consumer who wants the best brands, products and services – they want to be fashion-forward, for example, but only when it meets the requirements of their faith. Public comment came also from outside the Islamic community, a rather controversial statement by former fashion mogul Pierre Bergé, life and business partner of designer Yves Saint Laurent, who accused designers catering to the Islamic audience of taking part in the “enslavement of women”. Bergé’s statement stirred different reactions, particularly"
"alluded to in the aforementioned verse, thus construing the logo to be satanic. Where the flowing beard meets the surrounding circle, three curls were said to be a mirror image of the number ""666"", or the reflected number of the beast. At the top and bottom, the hair curls in on itself and was said to be the two horns like those of a ram. The moon-and-stars logo was discontinued in 1985 in a failed attempt to quash the rumors. These interpretations have been denied by company officials and no evidence linking the company to the Church of Satan or"
"Starbucks logo with the phrase ""Fuck Off"" was sued by the company in 1999. An anti-Starbucks website, starbuckscoffee.co.uk, which encouraged people to deface the Starbucks logo was transferred to Starbucks in 2005, but has since resurfaced at www.starbuckscoffee.org.uk. Christian bookstores and websites in the US are selling a T-shirt featuring a logo with the siren replaced by Jesus and the words ""Sacrificed for me"" around the edge. Other successful cases filed by Starbucks include the case won in 2006 against the chain Xingbake in Shanghai, China for trademark infringement, because the chain used a green-and-white circular logo with a name"
"scones in many of its stores. In August 2014, the company complained to Google when an ""offensive"" satirical parody of the Greggs logo was presented in search results as the actual company logo – falling afoul of imperfections in the ""Google algorithm"". The firm's lighthearted social media response was noted as a ""lesson in Twitter crisis management"". In March 2017, bakery heir Colin Gregg was jailed for 13 and a half years for a string of sex offences against boys. Judge Robin Mairs branded him a ""sophisticated, predatory paedophile"" who abused his position of trust but Colin Gregg claimed to"
"France, it is against the law to make anti-semitic remarks of this nature, and it can be punished by up to six months in prison. On 1 March 2011, Christian Dior officially announced that it had fired Galliano amidst the controversy. In January 2018, Delhi, India-based People Tree, a garment retailer, accused Christian Dior of plagiarising the design of an outfit worn by Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor on the January cover of ""Elle"" (India). At the end of 2010, the only declared major shareholder in Christian Dior S.A. was Groupe Arnault SAS, the family holding company of Bernard Arnault. The"
"following an online uproar, and the station was expected to apologise. Instead, they claimed the Ramadan advertisements were an ""honest mistake"" and went on to claim that the viewers misunderstood the clips. The Ramadan advertisements – released as public service announcements (PSA) – appeared to be stereotyping Chinese people, depicting a socially inept Chinese woman embarrassing others at a Ramadan bazaar. Some parts of the community claimed that they were ""Islamophobic"", especially among the Chinese in Malaysia. Quoting Austrian philosopher Karl Popper, the station said in its Facebook note: ""It is impossible to speak in such a way that you"
"Cup, but it is possible that Qatar might lose the right to host the game because of its poor human rights record. Recovery plans have been criticized for crowding out the private sector, failing to set clear priorities for growth, failing to restore weak consumer and investor confidence, and undermining long-term stability. The logo of the GCC consists of two concentric circles. On the upper part of the larger circle, the Bismillah phrase is written in Arabic, which means ""In the name of God"", and on the lower part the Council's full name, in Arabic. The inner circle contains an"
"President Mehmet Ali Şahin announced that they decided to nominate the Turkish Prime Minister and party leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the upcoming Turkish Presidential Elections. After the candidacy was announced, Erdoğan made a speech where the 'Erdoğan Logo' was used for the first time. The logo was criticized because it bore a striking resemblance to the logo that U.S. senator Barack Obama used in his 2008 Presidential Campaign. A tweet from the finance minister, Mehmet Şimşek, which claimed that the logo has Arabic calligraphy of the Prophet Muhammad's name also sparked debate over the use of religion in the"
"in 1972) was rebranded into ""Palma z Murzynkiem"", and the usage of this term attracted similar criticism. The use of the word ""Murzynek"" (a diminutive of Murzyn) was criticized by Polish-Senegalese Mamadou Diouf, who called for a boycott. Polish linguist Jerzy Bralczyk noted that the word murzyn is not pejorative, but diminutives could be seen as such, if only because they are diminutives. The margarine producer, Bielmar, denied any racist views, and stated that the logo has been a distinctive part of the product for decades, abolishing it would result in a loss of the company's strongest brand, and the"
"was also granted a 'trademark' for this range. Drinks industry watchdog 'The Portman Group' criticised this range, saying: ‘""By calling a product ‘Responsibly’ you are undermining the responsible drinking message that the alcohol industry uses to communicate with consumers and replacing it with a call to action to drink your product""'.’ In 2007 Simove successfully changed his name by deed to 'God' and was subsequently dropped by his bank HSBC who refused to reflect the name change on his current account. HSBC agreed to reinstate his account on the condition that he reverted to his previous name. In 2008 Simove"
"Shama worked on a number of ad campaigns for American Apparel that defined the identity of the brand. In 2007, American Apparel put up two billboards, one in New York and one in Los Angeles, featuring an image of Woody Allen's character dressed as a Rabbi from the movie ""Annie Hall"" and Yiddish text, for a period of one week. According to Charney, the billboards were a satire and allegory alluding to both the scene in the movie and the similar controversy experienced by both individuals. Allen strongly objected to this use of his image and sued the company for"
"In an effort for himself and his family to be Americanized, Husain started calling his wife ""Nikki."" At times, though, he struggled to understand American culture. Once, a friend gave the Husains a shirt for their baby girl that innocently had the words ""sugar and spice"" on the front. They were confused until one of his employees explained that the quote came from a nursery rhyme. Despite his efforts at Americanization, Husain remained a devout Muslim, observing Ramadan, for instance. He also put the letters ""INOG,"" for ""In Name Of God,"" at the top of his print advertising for his"
"oversized red lips. But it scrapped the products Friday after outrage spread online when a horrified New Yorker spotted the character at the Prada's Soho store and blasted the brand for using “Sambo like imagery” in a viral Facebook post. Workers at the Soho store Friday morning were spotted lowering the blinds and then removing the offending items from a window display, Gothamist reported. Prada then released a statement saying it was nixing the “characters in question.” “Prada Group abhors racist imagery. The Pradamalia are fantasy charms composed of elements of the Prada oeuvre. They are imaginary creatures not intended"
"(such as schools) in the Palestinian territories, and another 10% to charities in the countries in which the drink is sold. This activist stance is reflected in the company slogan, which appears on all its products: ""Shake your Conscience."" The company also suggests that people avoid mixing the drink with alcohol. Mecca is the Islamic holy city, giving the name of the cola a religious connotation. In addition to several different presentations of its cola, the company also sells a range of fruit-flavoured soft drinks under the Mecca-Cola name. The company was the sponsor of — and Mecca-Cola the official"
"for responsible consumption. They claimed to offer a genuine alternative for those cola-drinkers who are wary about the practices and ethics of the major multinational soft-drink companies. Qibla's ethical stance manifested itself in the company's pledge to donate 10% of its net profits to humanitarian causes around the world. The company said that its name, ""qibla"" was used in its primary linguistic sense, to mean ""direction"". Qibla Cola was thus aimed at consumers of all faiths and ethnic backgrounds, although the company noted that they have had more success on Muslim markets and that all their products are halal. The"